Clothes-wringer.



I. F. HEMENWAY.

CLOTHES WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 191a.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917 STATES PATENT orrion.

JOHN F. HEMENWAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. HnMnNwAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Wringers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

I This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in clothes wringers,"

and more particularly to that class of clothes wringers having a pressure roll releasing mechanism in which the movably mounted top bar is released to allow the same to move vertically to release the pressure on the pres sure rolls, the object being to provide a novel form of stop for limiting the upward movement of the top bar so as to prevent the same from becoming detached from the wringer frame. 7 y

Another object of my invention is to provide a stop which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction, and one which can be moved into such position that the top bar,

can be lifted out. of the wringer frame so that the pressure means and pressure rolls can be removed when itisdesired to repair the same for any cause.

Other and furtherobjects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In. the accompanying drawings,

Figure. 1 is a side elevation of a clothesv wringer showing the application of my improved construction of stop thereto;

Fig. 2 is a detail vertical section-through the endportion of the movably mounted top bar and keeper carried by the side bar showing the stop in position to limit the upward movement of the top bar; a

Fig. 3 is a* perspective view'of my im-.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

position within the wringer frame by pivoted latches 6 so: that the desired .pressure upon the pressure rolls can be obtained, and the latches 6 are actuated by releasing mechanisms 7 on the vertical movement of the pressure rolls, the specific construction of releasing mechanism being shown in my companion case and is herein shown only to illustrate means for holding the top bar in position within the wrin er frame, and I do not wish to limit mysel to any particular means for holding the top bar in predeterv mined position which is capable of. being manually or automatically released.

' The threaded boxes 5 of the movably.

mounted top bar 4 are provided with-lateral Patented Mar. 20, 1917. Application fi led October 2, 1916. Serial No. 123,379.

extensions 8 having spaced-slots 9, the intermediate bar thereof forming a pivot 10 on which is pivotally mounted a stop member 11 preferably formed of a strip of metal having one end ,portionbent around the pivot 10 to form an eye. 'The endsof the movably mounted top bar are provided with recesses 13 into which the pivoted stop members 11 can be forced so that the top bar will be free to move vertically within the wringer frame in order to'enable the same to be detached so that the working'parts of the wringer can be readily removed.

In the construction of wringer herein shown when the pivoted latches are moved out of the path oftravel of the movably.

mounted top bar, the expansion of the pressure means forces the top bar upwardly, and my invention consists in' providing novel means. for limiting the upward movement of'the' top bar so as to prevent the same from becoming detached from, the 1,06

wringer frame when the pressure is released. Secured to the upper end of each of. the

sidebars of the wringer frame 1 is a plate 14 which is provided with a slot 15 "into which the stop 11 is adapted to'. extend so that the upper end of the .slot will be engaged by the stop 1,1 on the upward movement of the to bar in order-to prevent the top bar from coming detached from the wringer frame when the pressure is released.

r In the modification shown in Fig. -4, the

threaded boxes 16 of the movably mounted top bar of the wringer is provided with a latwithin said frame, members carried by the eral bifurcated extension 17 the end of the furcation being bent to form eyes in which are mounted the laterally projecting pivots of the stops 19 so as to allow the same to swing up into the recess of the topbar. The stop 19 is also provided with a depending lug 20 adapted to engage the extension 17 so as to normally hold the same in a horizontal plane whereby the same .will be prevented from swinging downwardly when brought into engagement with the end of the slot of the plate carried by the side bars.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a clothes wringer with a movably 'mounted top bar having means for holding said top bar at each end in predetermined position within the wringer frame and means for limiting the upward movement of said top bar when said holding means has been released which means is so constructed that the same can be swung into vertical position within the recesses of the top bar so as to allow the top bar to move vertically.

I claim:

1. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a movably mounted top bar mounted in said frame having means for adjusting said pressure means, releasing means for normally holding said top bar in predetermined position side bars of said frame'and pivoted members carried by the top bar engaging saidmembers for limiting the upward movement of the top bar within said frame.

2. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls'and pressure means forv said rolls mounted therein, a top bar having means for adjusting said pressure means, releasing means for normally hold- .ing said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, slotted platescarried by the side bars of said frame, and pivoted members carried by the top bar extending into the slots of said plates for limiting the upward movement. of said top bar.

3. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top'bar movably mounted in said frame, means for normally holding said top bar in predetermined position therein, automatic means for releasing said means, threaded boxes mounted in said top bar, pressure screws' carried by said threaded boxes for adjusting said pressure means, said boxes being provided with extensions, plates carried by the side bars of said frame having slots, and pivoted members mounted on the extensions of said boxes extending into said slots for limiting the upward movement of said top bar when released by said automatic means.

4. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame -having pressure rolls and pressure means 'ends, means for normally holding said top bar in predetermined position within said frame, means for releasing said top bar, members carried by thetside bars of said frame, pivoted members mounted in the recesses of said top bar engaging said members for limiting the upward movement of said top bar within said frame, and means for holding said pivoted members in horizontal position.

5. A clothes Wringer comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein; a top bar movably mounted in said frame having recesses formed in the ends thereof, threaded boxes carried by said top bar, pressure screws mounted on said boxes for adjusting said pressure means, said boxes having portions extending into the recesses of said top bar provided with pivots, plates secured to the side bars of said frame having slots, and members pivotally mounted on the pivots of said boxes extending into the slots of said plates for limiting the upward movement of said top bar.

6. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top bar movably mounted in said frame having means for adjusting said pressure means, plates secured to the side bars of said frame having slots, members pivotally carried by the top bar extending into said slots for limiting the upward movement of said top bar and means for limiting the swinging said stops extending into the slots of said plates for limiting the upward movement of said top bar within said frame.

8. A clothes wringer, comprising a frame having I pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top bar movably mounted in said frame having pressure screws for adjusting said pressuremeans, said top bar having recesses at its ends, pivoted stops mounted in said recesses,

means for limiting the swinging movement of said stops and slotted plates carried by theside bars of said frame to receive said stops for limiting the upward movement of said top bar within said frame.

9. A clothes wringer, coniprisinga frame having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a top bar movably mounted in said frame having means for. adjusting said pressure means, and pivoted stops carried by the top bar for limiting the upward movement of said top bar within said frame, said stops being capable of being swung into the re'cewof said top bar. for allowingsaid top bar to move upwardly out of the Wringer frame.

10. A clothes wringer, comprising aframe having pressure rolls and pressure means for said rolls mounted therein, a movable member mounted in said frame having means for adjusting said pressure means,

means for normally holding said movable member in predetermined position within said frame, means for releasing said movable member, members fixed to said frame, and pivoted members carried by said movable member engaging the fixed members of said frame on the upward movement thereof for limiting the movement of said 'movable member within said frame.

JOHN F. HEMENWAY.

Witnesses:

G. R. PA'rcHEN, GEORGE W. BEHRENS. 

